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Following the Annual Wage Review 2021, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced a 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage. This will also apply to all award wages, with the award increase happening in 3 different stages.

The new national minimum wage will apply from your first full pay period on or after 1 July 2021. This means if you have a weekly pay period that starts on Mondays, the new rates will apply from Monday 5 July 2021.

Visit the FWO website for more information.

From 11:59 pm on Thursday, 24 June 2021, if you live in metropolitan Melbourne: 

• There are no restrictions on the reasons to leave home but staying COVIDSafe remains important.
• There are no limits on the distance you can travel, and you can travel to regional Victoria.
• You can travel to Victoria’s Alpine Resorts. It is recommended that all visitors have a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of departing Melbourne and receive a negative test (children under 12 years not included) before arriving in the Alpine region.
• You can have up to 15 people visit your home per day (cap includes dependants other than infants under 12 months).
• Patients at hospitals and care facilities can have two visitors at a time and up to five visitors per day. End of life patients can have two visitors at a time and there is no total limit per day.
• Face masks are mandatory indoors, except at your home or if a lawful exception applies.
• Face masks are recommended outdoors where you cannot maintain 1.5 metres from others.
• If you have any symptoms, no matter how mild, you should get tested for COVID-19.
• Check-in everywhere you visit using the Service Victoria QR code app, no matter how long you spend at that location.

From 11:59 pm on Thursday, 24 June 2021, if you live in regional Victoria:

• There are no restrictions on the reasons to leave home but staying COVIDSafe remains important.
• There are no restrictions on travelling to metropolitan Melbourne. &
• You can have up to 15 people visit your home per day (cap includes dependants other than infants under 12 months).
• Patients at hospitals and care facilities can have two visitors at a time and up to five visitors per day. End of life patients can have two visitors at a time and there is no total limit per day.
• Eased density limits apply at restaurants, venues, community and sporting facilities and other locations when a COVID Check-In Marshal is present.
• Face masks are mandatory indoors, except at your home or if a lawful exception applies.&
• Face masks are recommended outdoors where you cannot maintain 1.5m from others.
• If you have any symptoms, no matter how mild, you should get tested for COVID-19.
• Check-in everywhere you visit using the Service Victoria QR code app, no matter how long you spend at that location.

Visit the Coronavirus website for more information on these restrictions.

Source: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au

COVID-19 Information & Updates

As you will be aware, Victoria was placed into a 7-day Circuit Breaker lockdown as of midnight last night. Please visit the DHHS website for a full list of restrictions during this time.